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Working Lives: Gender, Migration and Employment in Britain, 1945-2007
Linda McDowell
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Description for Working Lives: Gender, Migration and Employment in Britain, 1945-2007
Hardback. Full of unique and compelling insights into the working lives of migrant women in the UK, this book draws on more than two decades of in-depth research to explore the changing nature of women s employment in post-war Britain. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 294 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JMC; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Full of unique and compelling insights into the working lives of migrant women in the UK, this book draws on more than two decades of in-depth research to explore the changing nature of women’s employment in post-war Britain.
- A first-rate example of theoretically located empirical analysis of labour market change in contemporary Britain
- Includes compelling case studies that combine historical documentation of social change with fascinating first-hand accounts of women’s working lives over decades
- Integrates information gleaned from more than two decades of in-depth research
- Revealing comparative analysis of the similarities and differences in the lives of immigrant working women in post-war Britain
- Features ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Series
RGS-IBG Book Series
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444339192
SKU
V9781444339192
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-16
About Linda McDowell
Linda McDowell is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oxford. She is a Fellow of St John’s College, where she is the Director of the Research Centre, and a Fellow of the British Academy. Widely published and well-known as a feminist ethnographer of labour and employment, her books include Capital Culture: Gender at Work in the City (Blackwell, ... Read more
Reviews for Working Lives: Gender, Migration and Employment in Britain, 1945-2007
“A compelling and comprehensive analysis of how gender, ethnicity, and class intersect within the labor market. McDowell’s feminist theoretical lens allows her to investigate and problematize the ways that migrant women are often marginalized and normalized as docile and apolitical. Furthermore, her careful and detailed use of migrant women’s narratives brings great empirical depth to the book. Within studies of ... Read more